seeker
part of speech
noun (a seeker, seekers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A seeker is a person who looks for something, such as the seeker in hide-and-seek who must find the others. tree →
2) A seeker is someone who tries to get or find something they want, like a job seeker or a treasure seeker. tree →
3) In some games and stories, the seeker is the player whose job is to catch or find a special thing. tree →
sense in the lessons
Mostly found in games and stories: in hide-and-seek the seeker counts and then searches. In news and life: «job seeker», «asylum seeker», «thrill seeker» (someone who loves exciting, risky things). It comes from the verb seek, which means look for.
examples
- In hide-and-seek, the seeker counted to twenty with her eyes shut. tree →
- Tom was the seeker, so we all ran to hide. tree →
- The treasure seekers dug all day on the beach. tree →
- My uncle is a job seeker and sends letters to many shops. tree →
- A thrill seeker loves roller coasters and bungee jumps. tree →
- The seeker found Mia behind the curtain. tree →
- Be a seeker of answers: ask questions in class. tree →
- In the game, the seeker must catch the golden ball. tree →
- I am the Treasure Seeker of the mountain. tree →
note
Countable noun: «a seeker, seekers». It is made from the verb seek (seek, seeks, sought, seeking) plus -er, the person who does it. Do not mix up seeker with «sneaker» (a shoe). The past of seek is «sought», not «seeked».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «seeker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.